I’m curious if consuming sodium bicarbonate or Eno fruit salt could alleviate discomfort after eating a cheese pizza.
Edit: After reading some enlightening responses, I’m uncertain about the specific element causing my issues—whether it’s the cheese, sauce, or bread. I can consume each component separately without any problems. However, when I eat pizza, I often experience sluggish digestion, especially if it’s close to bedtime, leading to a burning sensation in the morning. I suspect it might be acid reflux triggered by a substantial meal. Perhaps a short walk after eating could help speed up digestion.
You might be lactose intolerant, in which case taking lactase enzyme pills immediately before eating may relieve your discomfort.
Depends on what your tummy doesn’t love about pizza.
Cheese? Lactose intolerance. Take some lactase.
Sauce? Sensitive to acidity or tomatoes? Take Omeprazole.
Bread? I’m sorry for your loss. It’s gluten free or bust.
Depends on which part you’re having trouble digesting.
Personally, I feel pretty darn good after eating a pizza.
If you aren’t lactose intolerant, this is something I just recently learned: chew your food very well. I know, it sounds like a given, but our stomachs and intestines don’t have teeth or any effective way to grind our food down into tiny pieces. Even something that seems softer, like cheese pizza, is a lot of work to break down into digestible pieces past our mouths. To some extent I have caused myself needless suffering by underchewing my food.
Weird way to think about it “drink your food, chew your drinks” let your saliva work on the stuff too.
If I eat specifically before bed…
That’s the problem. You’d likely get heartburn after eating most foods if you eat just before going to bed. Don’t eat that close to bed time and it shouldn’t happen.
This 10000%
I had to learn this the hard way when my stomach randomly decided to give up during pandemic. Try not to eat 2 hours before bed time. You can have a light snack if you must (I usually do saltines), but nothing that is heavy to digest.
Pizza is very heavy to digest